What is the term for the procedure where the thalamus is disconnected from the fontal lobe with a special knife?

a) frontalectomy
b) thalami lesion
c) leucotomy
d) trephination
e) hysterectomy

Answer: C

Psychology

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a. Yes – he will feel an uncontrollable sense of aggression b. Yes – if he is provoked or frustrated by something c. Maybe – if he believes that there is a link between heat and aggression d. No

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